Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 4 match between Strasbourg and Le Havre and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Le Havre head over to the Stade de la Meinau on Sunday to face title favourites Strasbourg in a round 4 match in the Ligue 1.
Le Havre could be excused for feeling a little down on their luck, as they find themselves on the 11th place in the league table with meagre three points as three rounds of the season are behind us. The opponents Strasbourg have fought their way to six points which leaves them sitting 6th in the Ligue 1 table.
Team form: Strasbourg vs Le Havre
Strasbourg Form
Strasbourg are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Nantes by 1-0, before beating Brondby IF by 2-3. The winning streak came to an end against Monaco, who ran out 3-2 winners. Strasbourg claimed four wins in their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade de la Meinau. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded nine and scored 14 goals.
Le Havre Form
In their last three matches, Le Havre lost against Monaco and Lens by 3-1 and 1-2, respectively, and beat Nice by 3-1. Le Havre won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding 12.
Betting stats for Strasbourg and Le Havre
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Strasbourg and Le Havre. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 4 Strasbourg matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Strasbourg home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Strasbourg home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Strasbourg matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Strasbourg matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Le Havre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Le Havre away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Le Havre have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Le Havre matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Le Havre away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Strasbourg vs Le Havre
Joaquin Panichelli is the most prolific Ligue 1 marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Le Havre look to Abdoulaye Toure, hoping he can add to his current total of two Ligue 1 goals in his latest games.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stade de la Meinau across all tournaments Strasbourg won six times, drew three and lost one times. Le Havre claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Le Havre failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Strasbourg scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Le Havre only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Le Havre played. Strasbourg probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Le Havre managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Strasbourg and Le Havre when playing at Stade de la Meinau.
Total goals
Strasbourg saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Le Havre’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Le Havre are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 18 matches.